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2nd Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion «Horyn»
The 2nd Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Initially created as the 2nd Ukrainian territorial defense battalion «Horyn» drawn from volunteers from Rivne oblast, the creation of the Battalion was announced in May 2014, following the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Training began in June 2014. The Governor of Rivne Oblast, head of the Rivne Regional State Administration, Serhiy Rybachok, proposed the name of the battalion after the Horyn River during a meeting with the soldiers. This name was adopted at the general meeting of the 2nd Ukrainian Territorial Defense Battalion. History Founding In June, the Rivne Oblast Council allocated two million hryvnias for the Horyn Territorial Defense Battalion. 100 thousand hryvnias from the city budget of Rivne were allocated for the purchase of walkie-talkies. In addition to the Rivne Regional State Administration and the regional council, material and monetary assistance to the "Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorized Infantry
Motorized infantry is infantry that is transported by trucks or other motor vehicles. It is distinguished from mechanized infantry, which is carried in armoured personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles, and from light infantry, which can typically operate independently from supporting elements and vehicles for relatively long periods and may be airborne. Operations As defined by the United States Army, motorization is "the use of unarmored wheeled vehicles for the transportation of combat units."Infantry Division Transportation Battalion and Transportation, Tactical Carrier Units. (1962). United States: Headquarters, Department of the Army. p. 11 Motorizing infantry is the first stage towards the mechanization of an army. Civilian trucks are often readily adaptable to military uses of transporting soldiers, towing guns, and carrying equipment and supplies. Motorization greatly increases the strategic mobility of infantry units, which would otherwise re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
